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L. L. SAGENDORPH.

. OLEAT FOR METALLIC ROOFING. No. 390,806. Patented Oct. 9, 1888.

UNITE STATES PATENT anion.

LONGLEY LE\VIS SAGENDORPH, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TOHARLA P. LLOYD, OF SAME PLACE.

CLEAT FOR METALLIC ROOFENG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 390,806, dated October9, 1888.

Application filed June 15, 1888. Serial No. 277,250. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LONGLEY LEWIS SAGEN- DORPH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton andState of Ohio, haveinvented certain new anduseful Improvements in Cleatsfor Metallic Roofing, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a IO cleat for locking sheetsof metallic roofing which shall act in the nature of an anchor for saidroofing-sheets, as will hereinafter appear.

In the drawings accompanying this specification and forming a partthereof, Figure l is [5 a perspective view of the preferable form ofcleat as it comes from the die. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of thecleat shown in Fig. 1 when ready for use. Fig. 3' is a view of a sheetof metal roofing, partly broken away,

showing the cleat in position thereon ready for the insertion of theadjoining sheet of roofing. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of two sheetsof roofing, partly broken away, with the cleat in position thereon. Fig.5 is a per- 2 spective view of one form of ridge-cap as preferablyconstructed for use in connection with the cleat. Fig. 6 is a verticalcentral crosssection taken through the cleat and ridge-cap. Fig. 7 is avertical crosssection taken through the center of the cleat, ridge-cap,and roofingsheets, showing their relative positions when to place.

The cleat is formed from a sheet of suitable metal, and is preferablystamped or out therefrom in the configuration shown in Fig. 1,consisting of the following parts, viz: A base, A, is formed at rear ofsaid cleat, said base having two forwardly-projecting tongues,a a. Thecenter portion, B, of the cleat is formed between the tongues a a and DD, and when bent to proper position for use said center portion is atabout right angles to the basetonguesaa. TheoverlappingflangeOisforinedintegral with the center portion, B, said flange 5 being the entirewidth of the cleat. From the rear of said flange O are tworearwardly-projecting tongues, D D, one at each side thereof, saidtongues corresponding in width to the tongues a a of the base.

5o The die forming said cleat is so made that all the afore-describedparts will be out at one stroke, the flange 0 being bent to positionwith the same stroke that cuts the cleat. The cleats are packed andshipped in the form shown in Fig. 1,the center portion being bent, whendesirei, for use.

The afore-described cleat is applied to the roofing-sheets in thefollowing manner: The sheet of roofing having been cut to proper length,its outer edge is securely fastened in the usual manner, its inner edgebeing bent up, forming a flange, E. The cleat is now attached to thissheet ofroofing by slipping the tongues D D over the top of the flangeE, the base A of the cleat being under this sheet, as 6 shown. Ifdesired, the projecting tonguesaa may be nailed to the sheeting; butitis notfabsolutely necessary that said tongues be nailed at all, aswill more fully appear. The tongues D D, overlapping the flange E of.the roofing- 7o sheet, serve to anchor said sheet. The first sheet ofroofing now being in position and the cleat secured thereto, the flangeof the adjoining sheet is now slipped in under flange O of the cleat, asshown in Fig. 4, this latter sheet resting on the tongues a (0. (Shownin Fig. 3.) The cleat now being in position with reference to theroofing-sheets, the ridge-cap F is now placed in position over the cleatand seam, and the, cap, cleat, and roofing-flanges are pinched togetherwith suitable tongs, the whole forming a complete dirt and water proofjoint. Vhen in position, the flange O of the cleat rests between theoutward and inwardly curved flanges, f, of the ridge-cap F, as shown inFig. 6, and in this manner the ridge-cap is securely anchored to theroof.

It will be seen that by the above construe tion the entire roofisanchored in such a manner that no part of it can become loose and goblow away without taking the whole of the roof. The difficultyheretofore has been that the expansion and contraction of the metal Iroof had the tendency to loosen the cleats, and consequently theroofing'sheets. By the use 5 of my improved cleat this objection isremoved, as ample opportunity is afforded for expansion and contraction.v

The advantages of my improved cleat are apparent, and have beenpartially set forth. K-

It is simple in construction and cheap of manufacture. The facility forpacking and shipping is a very great advantage, as a large number ofthem may be stored in aslnall compass.

WVhile it is preferred to use the form of rid gecap shown in connectionwith my improved cleat, the eleat may be used independently of the capby bending theflange 0 down over the flanges of roofing and thencovering the seam with an ordinary cap.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A eleat for metal roofing-sheets, consisting ofa base, A, havingtongue projections a a, center portion, B, and flange 0, having thetongue projections D D, the whole being stamped in one piece ofmelal,substantially as setforth.

2. In combination with two sheets of metal roofing having flanges E, acleat constructed substantially as described, the one sheet resting uponthe base A, the tongues D D, overlapping the flange E of said sheet, andthe adjoining sheet ofroofing resting upon tongues a, a, and having theflange O overlapping the flange of said last-named sheet, the wholebeing covered with a suitable ridge-cap, substantially as described.

3. In combination with a roofingeleat haw ing a central portion, B,tongues D D, and flange O, a ridge-cap, F, having an outwardly andinwardly curved flange, f, the flange C of the cleat resting betweensaid flanges of the ridge'eap, substantially as set forth.

LONGLEY LEW[S SAGENDORPII.

Vi tnesses:

JOSEPH XV. WEBER, E. S. HiivnNs.

